Java classpath and external library (with some personal notes as well)

The majority of this post is from Wikipedia. Classpath is a parameter—set either on the command-line, or through an environment variable—that tells the Java Virtual Machine or the Java compiler where to look for user-defined classes and packages. Contents 1 Overview and architecture 2 Setting the path to execute Java programs 2.1 Supplying as application … Continue reading Java classpath and external library (with some personal notes as well)

How to compile and run a Java program in command prompt?

Here is an example if you are going to use OpenJDK. This helps when it's too slow to load a Java IDE to compile the source files (For example, on Raspberry Pi platform; I've tried Geany and Netbeans. It takes forever to load...). From Terminal install the open jdk sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk Write program … Continue reading How to compile and run a Java program in command prompt?